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ANDREAS
HEYDASCH

With over 30 years of leadership experience in the textile industry and automotive supply sector, Andreas Heydasch supports companies in strategically implementing sustainability concepts, optimizing value chains, and leveraging change as an opportunity for growth.

30+ years of experience

30+ years of experience in the textile and automotive supply industries

Cradle-to-Cradle

Expert in Cradle-to-Cradle strategies and sustainability

Internationality

International management and corporate integration

My services

  • Support in the M&A process (successfully accompanied more than 15 M&A processes in the industrial/commercial sectors to date)

  • Support in change processes within the company (development of brands and licenses, relocation and integration of production)

  • Succession planning for medium-sized companies

  • Strategy consulting (focus on sales and internationalization)

Müller-Zell GmbH & Co. KG / Vescom (1996 - 2013)

CEO

  • 2002: Management buy-out and securing the company’s future

  • Investments in new production technologies

  • Double-digit growth in revenue and export share

  • Integration of Gerns & Gahler to strengthen the contract and automotive business

  • 2006: Successful acquisition by the Vescom Group

Gessner AG / Climatex AG (2013 - 2018)

CEO & Shareholder

  • Positioning Gessner AG as a pioneer in sustainable textiles

  • Development of climate-regulating, compostable Climatex® fabrics

  • Focus on Cradle to Cradle certified solutions for the automotive and furniture industries

  • Global development and positioning of the “Climatex” brand / Gessner AG becomes Climatex AG

  • International licensing of the Climatex brand

Tuchfabrik Willy Schmitz / Tesca Group (2020 - 2023)

CEO

  • Integration of Tuchfabrik Willy Schmitz into the Tesca Group

  • Optimization of production processes

  • Stabilization and maintenance of existing customer relationships

  • Incorporation of the brand into the global Tesca sales network

AH Consul (2023 - today)

Owner

  • M&A consulting

  • Strategic consulting for medium-sized family businesses

  • Succession planning

  • Strategic sales

Other current activities

Advisory board member and co-founder of Licennium Partners, Cologne

Licennium Partners

Partner at EPEA Switzerland

EPEA Switzerland

Boardmember Khalil Design/Herrenberg

Khalil Design

Family support volunteer at the Ambulatory Children's Hospice Service Cologne (AKHD)

AKHD

Reading mentor at schools in Cologne

Lesementor Köln

Lay judge at the Regional Court of Cologne

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